More Chances To Win! Bird of the week is now becoming Bird of the Day! Beginning Monday, February 1, 2010, we will switch from Bird of the Week to Bird of the Day. The winner will get 1,000 Bird eClub points and his or her bird’s photo will be in the spotlight all day.

01/27/2010 01:01.16 PM

Caymus' Joke of the Day!Hey Beau & Peep, I’m just flyin’ by real quick to tell you a “joke of the day!” (hey, no groaning…I SWEAR this one is funny!) Ok, so…..how was the Roman Empire cut in half? ??????????? With a pair of Caesars! hahahohohehehe!!! Oh come on now, you totally laughed! I saw you! (grin) Big birdy hugs and a vote coming your way!

Hi Beau and Peep!It's nice to meet you! I hope we can be friends. I have a fibling named Peeps after the marshmallow Easter candy. Thank you for flying by for a visit and for the congratulations! Thank you for your votes. I'd love it if you'd fly by the castle for a visit. I'll be sure to have some lots of millet sprays for you to nibble on. Peep looks alot like my playmate, Honey Bunny. Here's a vote for you! BIG Feathery hugs and Kisses, Jingle, Honey Bun, Sweetie, and Dew Drop

Hello Beau & Peep!If you’re taking a vacation with your parronts this year…or they going off without you (hmph!), then I’m here with Caymus’ “green idea of the day” just for you world travelers out there! 1) Touring a new city? No better way to see the sites either by walking or public transportation. When in Rome, they say. 2) If you must rent a car, rent a hybrid! 3) When dining out, eat “local”…if in Maine, have lobster. Trip to Washington? Try the salmon. No sense having a steak in Key West when you could be dining on Stone Crab and Key Lime Pie! 4) Same for where to dine…choose a local mom and pop establishment instead of the golden arches. Helps the local economy at the same time. 5) Stay at hotels that are adopting sustainable initiatives…and use those towels and linens more than one day please! 6) When it comes to souvenirs, buy something that was locally made. I’d rather have a painting from a local artist than a Grand Canyon snow globe made in China any day. Happy trails, and don’t forget to write! (hehehe)

Hello Beau & Peep!Peachy here…helping Caymus with his Earth Day campaign. While Mr. Big Beak was chowin’ down on mom’s Easter dinner Sunday, I hopped on the ‘puter to do a little research. --Did you know that recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours? --Did you know that more than 20,000,000 Hershey's Kisses are wrapped each day, using 133 square miles of tinfoil? All that foil is recyclable, but not many people realize it. --Did you know if every newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year? Unfortunately only 27% of all American newspapers are recycled. --Did you know that each year, billions of used batteries are thrown away in the United States? This constitutes 88% of the mercury and 54% of the cadmium deposited into our landfills. --Did you know that approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each year ends up in the ocean? And those humans complain about how messy us birdies are??? Ha! Even Caymus isn’t that dirty and he’s a WRECK! hehehe Singing a little Canary song as I press the vote button on your page!

Hey Beau & Peep!Caymus here. Today I’d also like to mention that it’s “Prevention of Cruelty to Animals” month. My little friend Pippin from Dearborn Heights, MI, along with his flockmates Dusty Beaker, Skipper, Sammie, Max and Sapphire, reminded me of that fact. Thanks, Pip! I got my green idea of the day by going to Disney.go.com/Earth, where you can preview the trailer for the new movie coming out on Earth Day. And, to celebrate the premier, the film’s makers will plant a tree in honor of every moviegoer who sees the film in the opening week. The trees will be planted in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, which is considered the most endangered rainforest in the world. Some of our wild cousins live there…so now mom’s trying to figure out how she can smuggle me in the movie theater! hehehe Stay green my friend-hugs and votes all around!

Hello Beau & Peep!Caymus here with my green tip of the day…and this one comes from Monsieur Dijon the Grey Poupon (or could he be the GREEN Poupon? hehehe Anyway, his mom recommends for cleaning, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day and Method products. Thanks Dijon! Hey, how can you tell the ocean is friendly? ….. Because it waves! Woo-ho-ho-ho! Sending a vote and hug your way – see ya tomorrow!

Hello Beau & Peep!Caymus here. Well it’s that time of year again when I really show my true colors and invite everybirdy our there to “go green” with me! Even my fister Peachy has gotten into the spirit…I mean, have YOU ever seen a green Canary? Rumor has it that I painted Sam the Grey green last year, so you better be careful or this year I may come after YOU! hehehe And of course, stay tuned for my “green ideas of the day” as well as some really neat quotes, and of course a silly joke or two. Earth Day is very important to our flock not just on April 22nd, but every single day of the year because as an old Cree Indian Proverb says, “only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught, will we realize we cannot eat money.”

`Ü´ SO-oo-oo … It would seem …… that most everybirdy would like to SEE the sketch that Rio Feather Duster drew of Ruby Francesca Begonia in the sitting room of Suite B-52/56 aboard Titanic. ~~ Well, after a great deal of urging, plying, pressuring, promoting, cajoling, coaxing, beseeching, and finally begging, **Ruby draws in a fresh supply of air** Momma has consented to allowing Mr Rio’s work of art to be posted on my page. H-o-w-e-v-e-r … you will need to take the journey to the very bottom of the page to view his masterpiece, in my Photo Gallery there. (Momma seems to think that it may take some time, if indeed ever, before Daddy will find it there!) ~~ I have been having the time of my life aboard Titanic, meeting Mr Rio Feather Duster, finding true love and romance, and simply being together with him for oodles of time! Although, to be truthful Beau and Peep, by now I can barely wait until our adventure is concluded and I may return home, to my very own page, and notes from my very own featheriends, so I can get back to visiting with each and every one parrotsonally! But that will have to wait, for a short time yet anyway. Even I-I-I do not know where this adventure will lead. Only ‘The Momma’ knows for sure! ~~ Remember, if you have not experienced the entire adventure with us as it has unfolded (or if you desire to relive any portion of it), Momma has typed instructions in the area of my page where “My motto:” is, to direct you to the BirdChannel Forums, where she has also posted each chapter of the story we have already lived through. ~~ I can now promise you though that the end of this adventure will be only a beginning for My Mr Rio ® and I. You may need to forgive us however, if we do not include y’all as intimately as we have thus far in our continuing adventures! I will take my leave for today then, Beau and Peep, depositing a Vote of Gratitude for your company on this adventure. And I shall be ‘round again soon with the concluding chapters. Toutes alors, mes amis [Until then, My Featheriend] ...`Ü´ ♥’s ®

`Ü´ Greetings, Beau and Peep!I am `Ü´ Ruby Francesca Begonia, a GRITS GirlBird [GirlBird Raised In The South]. So if there are times you have difficulty understanding my way of speaking, you may blame it on my momma! ~~ I was adopted into my flockily from a store in Charleston, South Carolina where my parronts were living at the time. Momma herself is a Midwesterner and therefore not really qualified to bring me up in the true Southern Belle tradition…but she tries! ~~ My ManBird, My Mr Rio ® (who also has a page here on the BirdChannel), and I have been on a Titanic Adventure for the past couple of weeks, “A Voyage of Love and Romance”. Might I invite you to join our Adventure in progress… ~~ Please feel free to join in the fun by visiting my page and viewing the photographs in the gallery at the bottom. I promise that, once Momma sees your name on my page, she will begin sending you each chapter of the story as it occurs. For you to find out how all of this frenzy began, Momma has typed instructions in the area of my page where “My motto:” is, to direct you to the BirdChannel Forums, where she has also posted each chapter of the story we have already lived through. ~~ To be truthful, Little Featheriends, I can barely wait until our adventure is concluded and I may return home, to my very own page, and notes from my very own featheriends, so that I can get back to visiting with each and every one parrotsonally. But that will have to wait, for a short time yet anyway. Even I do not know where this adventure will lead. Only The Momma knows for sure! ~~ Momma and I do not know how to tell you how very much it means to the both of us that I have been honored as a Bird of the Week, here where we feel like flockily, on the BirdChannel. Words are so totally inadequate. **Ruby now whispering, so that her Momma will not overhear** Momma has long yearned for me to be as loved and revered here in the bird pages as was my Rainbow Bridge Fister, Rosalie Hale Bopp. I can only believe that it is because of her (Miss Rosalie) that I now have so very many wonderful featheriends who would be so kind and accepting as to grace me with the same honor and recognition as she once held. I dedicate this award to her memory, as well as to My Mr Rio ®, without whose love and generosity this might never have happened. Thank you so very much. ~~~~ Momma? …Do you need a Kleenex, Momma? ~~~~ Thank you for your Congratulations, Beau and Peep. And thank you for being New Featheriends. I leave you with my Vote of Appreciation. Please stop by again soon. Toutes alors, mes amis...`Ü´ ♥’s ® [Until then, My Featheriend]

`Ü´Ruby & Her Mr Rio ® on a Titanic Adventure~Pt 5As the sun sets Rio, Ruby, and Titanic seem to merge into a single force of power and optimism, being lifted…buoyed forward on a magical journey, soaring onward into a night without fear. It is the last time Titanic will ever see the light of day. ~~~~ Ruby admits Rio into the sitting room of Suite B-52/56, “I assure you it is totally proper.” Rio is totally overwhelmed by the opulence of the room. He sets his sketchbook and drawing materials on the marble table. ~~ “Will the light do? Aren’t artists used to working in good light?” Ruby asks in answer to the question on Rio’s face. Quick to recover his sensibilities, Rio responds (in a VERY bad French accent) “Zat ees true, but I yam not used to working een such ‘ooreeble conditions.” ~~ Ruby crosses the room and approaches him saying, “Rio, I want you to draw me like one of your French GirlBirds, wearing this (as she lightly touches the “Heart of the BirdChannel” necklace around her neck)…and ONLY this.” The feathers on her head fluff, stand out momentarily, and smooth again. Rio moves to arrange the sofa to capture the best light in the room. He lays out his pencils like surgical tools, his sketchbook open and ready. ~~ Ruby approaches holding out a portion of seed to him. “The last thing I need is another picture of myself looking like a pet bird. As a paying customer (dropping the seed in front of him), I expect to get what I want.” Rio looks so stricken, it is almost comical. “Go perch on the divan. There,” he directs her, pointing with his slender, elegant wingtip. “Set your wings comfortably. Snap them a couple of times to help you…er, THEM relax. Stretch your toes and relax your grip on the sofa cushions. Head down. Eyes to me. And try to stay still!: Rio goes to work on Ruby’s sketch, but not before taking in a huge breath and releasing a deep sigh. ~~ “So serious!” Ruby says, teasing, as Rio shakes his head to clear a loose feather from in front of his eye. She sits quietly, smiling contemplatively. “I believe you are blushing, Mr Big Artiste. I can’t imagine Monsieur Monet blushing.” Rio (who would be sweating if birds did that sort of thing) replies, “He does landscapes.” Ruby continues to observe Rio thoughtfully, intently, as he completes his work. ~~ When he has finished, Rio signs the drawing as Ruby leans over his shoulder. He has X-rayed her soul! “Date it, Rio. I want to always remember this night.” Rio complies and hands the completed work over to Ruby. “Thank you” she says. Then she kisses him…and giggles.

Hey Beau & Peep ~What are you two up to? Did you have a fun weekend? I did - got to go outside for fresh air since it was so pretty this past weekend ~ Leaving you a vote before I fly....have fun today! Pico

}·> Hi My FriendI am flying by to say Sorry it been so long since I stop by your page and to kick the vote off of your page He He He. There has been a lot of thing going on here so I have not been able to get to the computer. The K-Kritter-Korral flock would like to invite you and your flock to go on a cruse with Ruby and Rio on the Titanic this week. The cruse starts today and each day there will new things happen on board. The cruse will take place on Ruby's page (35469) Well See Ya Later my FRIEND}·> TidBit

Hello Beau & Peep!Happy New Year! I know that Peachy and I have not been around much lately but that doesn’t mean we haven’t frequently thought about all our dear friends here on the BC. We just wanted to fly by today to say that we have not forgotten about you, miss you dearly, and promise to keep in touch in 2009. You’re friendship has meant a lot to us (and mommy, too) and we all wish you joy, peace and prosperity in the new year. Ok, have to leave you with a “joke of the day….” Question: Why can’t a chicken coop have more than 2 doors?………………………………………….Answer: Because if it had 4 doors it would be a chicken sedan! hehehehe! See ya next year!

Hola Beau and Peep!Gracias for the vote! I feel very welcomed on BC. Its been great! You two are a good lookin couple! Babies in the future? Ever? They would be marvelous I bet! Stop by anytime! ;) Pepito

Hi Beau and Peepthanks for the congratulations on me winning BOTW. Mom gave me a lid off a soda bottle and they are so much fun to play with. Mom had one on the outside of my cage against the cage food catcher and I like to peck at it and make it jump around too. The one inside my cage I can kick around all over but sometimes it goes down in the grate then mom gets it for me again. Thanks again my friend for helping me be BOTW. Leaving a vote and hope you come visit me soon…I love your company. Cheech to you later my friend. Chi chi

Hi cuties!Thanks for dropping by. This whole BOTW thing is amazing. I think the best part is all the new friends I have made. Mom downloaded a picture of me in my crown, and a picture of SweetPepper and I crowned together. She is truly my queen, and I could never have made BOTW without her as my campaign manager. Thanks for all your votes, and here's one back for you. Kiddo

KIDDO FOR BOTW; # 7592Hi Beau and Peep. Thank you for stopping by and visiting. I am now campaigning to get my sweetheart Kiddo voted BOTW next week. He is the best boyfriend a girl can have. I would love to be able to pass my crown onto him and we can be the first couple back to back BOTW winners. So could you please stop by KIDDO's page and vote for him till he gets BOTW. Thank you so much. SWEETPEPPER CAMPAIGN MANAGER TO KIDDO FOR BOTW

Happy July from Caymus!Hello Beau & Peep! Please excuse the “form” email but it is the only way I can catch everybirdy up on what’s been shakin’ without sounding like a broken record. Anyway, we’ve all been very busy with yet more projects around the house. Mom has permanently put my cage out on the back patio and (drum roll please) bought me a nice new (bigger..yippie!) cage for the living room. She got kind of tired of rolling me in and out of the house and my water dish splashing all over the place. I started a few conversations with the neighborhood Mockingbirds, but the Blue Jays and Cardinals are still scared of me. The Pelicans fly too high for me to talk to, and I HATE, HATE, HATE the stupid vultures that sometimes land of the neighbor’s roof. I’ll scream my head off if I see one of these buggers! I’m getting along well with my skin-sis while she’s on summer break. Some days she goes to camp but on days she is home I make sure she doesn’t sleep too late and get her up around 9-9:30am, which is pretty nice of me considering I’m a Conure and I love a good morning yell! On the other wing, she does give me a treat for letting her sleep in a bit and I’ve helped her clean out her room, which is her project for the summer. And if you can believe, she came up with that project all on her own without any instruction from our parronts! Let’s see…what else? Oh yes, the back patio…well you know the one I’m on is screened in. Well mom and dad decided they want to lay a brick patio on the outside of the screened room, too. So this weekend mom started tearing up the grass and she’s got about half of it done. Next she has to level and tramp down the existing dirt, then spread paver sand on top of that, and then finally she will have to put down each paver, one at a time, leveling it out and fitting in the next one. Daddy wanted to hire someone to do it, but mom’s got her frozen lemonade and her big umbrella all ready to go and told daddy she wants to design her own patio and if it takes all summer, that’s ok. Daddy just has to supply the materials and mom will do all the work. And I’ll supervise! hehehe Dad’s bettin’ she cries “uncle,” but if I know mom, she’ll complete the project to perfection. I’ll let you know how that turns out. Oh, and last thing…I heard a firecracker go off a few nights ago. Scared the bejesus out of me and I took cover in my happy-hut. Last night, however, it was no big deal. Sometimes the humans in my flock are louder than an entire fireworks display. (I’m sure my parronts would say the same about me.) So mom’s happy that I’m taking it all in stride and she won’t have to worry about me having a nervous break-down on the 4th of July. On that note, I’d like to leave you with my joke of the day…Q: “What would you get if you crossed the American national bird with Snoopy? A: A bald beagle! Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!!!!! Leaving big hugs and a vote…squawk at ya later!

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